• Socialism_Everyday@reddthat.com
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    21 hours ago

    So, not talking about Iran in particular in a post about Iran, just handwaving about “the region”, shows how much you understand the politics of Iran.

    What happened to Iran isn’t an isolated incident a few decades ago. The fact is that as soon as a government tries to rule itself to serve its people instead of western capitalists, it gets couped at best and bombed and invaded at worst. We’re seeing it today with Venezuela. The constant threat of invasion, coup and bombing is what makes these governments more repressive than they would be otherwise.

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      12 hours ago

      After all the fighting, suffering and genocide in the region, it’ll all be for nothing once climate change makes it uninhabitable.

      I’ve marked the pertinent word from the original comment in bold so you can spot it easier.

      The government of Venezuela is trying to serve it’s people? One of the most corrupt governments in the world? That’s your example of a government trying to serve it’s people? Pretty funny

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        2 hours ago

        The government of Venezuela is trying to serve it’s people? One of the most corrupt governments in the world?

        Source: Eagle Freedom Burger institute. The US is literally bombing civilians off the coasts of Venezuela, and your main concern with the country is "corruption, as measured by whom exactly. I hate American exceptionalism.

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          46 minutes ago

          Source: Eagle Freedom Burger institute.

          It’s on wikipedia but sure.

          “While corruption is not a new phenomenon in Venezuela, it has dramatically worsened with the Chávez and Maduro regimes. In recent years, Venezuela has been ranked as one of the most corrupt countries globally by international indices, and has played a major role in the economic collapse and broader crisis in Venezuela”

          your main concern with the country is "corruption, as measured by whom exactly

          I’m merely replying to your previous comment, but maybe reading what you’re responding to is difficult, much easier to move goalposts

          The fact is that as soon as a government tries to rule itself to serve its people instead of western capitalists

          I’ve highlighted the pertinent part of your previous comment